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Grass 大芝生

Sign to city hall with misspelled word. "Distract" should be "District."

Green Park Santo is an outdoor recreational area with exhibition halls, park, lodging, restaurant, tennis courts, and miniature golf.

Green Park Santo: Spark Santo. Large indoor space. Venue for the annual Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition during Jan. to March.

Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition at Green Park Santo. Held at Green Park Santo's Spark Santo during Jan. to March. The blossoms might not be in bloom during Jan. MAP

Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition

Orchid exhibition. Held at the same time and place as the Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition.

Green Park Santo: Ibuki no Mieru Bijutsukan (Ibuki Museum of Art). Small exhibition space with meeting rooms. グリーンパーク山東、伊吹の見える美術館

Ibuki no Mieru Bijutsukan. See Mt. Ibuki from the museum.

Lodging

Auto camping area

Kamo Ike-so ryokan, restaurant and spa

Kamo Ike-so's winter special: Soba noodles with duck meat.

Kamo Ike-so Bihada-no-yu hot spring bath 鴨池荘美肌の湯

Green Park Santo tennis courts

Mini golf

Map of the Kodaira Green Road between Kodaira Station and Hana-Koganei Station, a 2.6 km distance.

Entering Kodaira Green Road from Kodaira Station. Kodaira Green Road is a 21-km pedestrian and bike path lined with trees, flowers, and some old houses. Very pleasant. I walked 2.6 km of it from Kodaira Station to Hana-Koganei Station.

Some early-blooming irises.

One major sight is this hydrangea park that blooms in mid-June to early July. あじさい公園

Kodaira Green Road is also noted for sculptures along the way. This is Pierrot by Kodaira-native Saito Sogan (1889-1974). ピエロ

The Road is split for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Kodaira Green Road is also noted for sculptures along the way by Kodaira-native Saito Sogan (1889-1974). This is Natural Scientist. 自然科学者

Kodaira Green Road is also noted for sculptures along the way by Kodaira-native Saito Sogan (1889-1974). This is a Hippo. カバ

Normal-size, round mailbox in Kodaira.

About Kodaira's round mailboxes.

Along the Kodaira Green Road is the Kodaira Furusato-mura Village, a cluster of old homes. This is the Old Kodaira Ogawa Post Office.

This Old Kodaira Ogawa Post Office was originally built in 1908. It was moved here in 1992. Front entrance to old post office.

Post office symbol on the roof.

About the old post office.

Inside the old post office.

Mail drop inside the old post office.

Telegram station inside the old post office.

Telegram room on the left, vault on the right. 旧小平小川郵便局舎

Mail drop on the outside.

Old Ogawa Post Office at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. Open 10 am to 4 pm, closed Mon. and 3rd Tue. of the month and Dec. 27-Jan. 5. 旧小平小川郵便局舎

A back room of the old post office. 旧小平小川郵便局舎

Map of the Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. Edo Period buildings in this village have been transplanted here and reconstructed.

This was the main house of the Koyama estate and the largest building at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. It dates from the middle Edo Period.

Old Koyama home at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village was originally in Koganei. 旧神山住宅主屋

Inside the Old Koyama home at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. A mini shakuhachi concert was being held when I visited.

About the Old Koyama home at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. 旧神山住宅主屋 Web site: http://kodaira-furusatomura.jp/

Former Suzuki residence grain storehouse. 旧鈴木家住宅穀櫃

Inside Former Suzuki residence grain storehouse. 旧鈴木家住宅穀櫃

Entrance hall of the former Ogawa residence. This was originally connected to the main house. 旧小川家住宅玄関棟

Inside the Entrance hall of the former Ogawa residence. 旧小川家住宅玄関棟

Illustration of the fomer Ogawa residence in its original state in 1888. 旧小川家住宅玄関棟

Reconstructed thatched-roof home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居

開拓当初の復元住居

Inside Reconstructed thatched-roof home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居

door to the Reconstructed thatched-roof farmer's home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居

Inside Reconstructed thatched-roof home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居

Inside Reconstructed thatched-roof farmer's home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居

About the Reconstructed thatched-roof farmer's home dating from the early Edo Period.

Scarecrow in front of a thatched-roof house.

Waterwheel 水車小屋

Inside Waterwheel shed. 水車小屋 Web site: http://kodaira-furusatomura.jp/

Back to the Kodaira Green Road toward Hana-Koganei Station.

Signs in English.

Painted restroom

Lots of fresh air here.

Takenoko Park

Trellis with small sculptures by Saito.

Boars by Saito Sogan いのしし

Bike path

Map of Kodaira Green Road between Kodaira Station and Hana-Koganei Station.

Hana-Koganei Station

Kodaira manhole, Tokyo

In 1738, Nagatani Soen basically invented sencha green tea by using a kneading process for young tea leaves. He used a hot drying plate called hoiro to knead the steamed tea buds by hand to dry them. The process is called aosei sencha seiho.

Nagatani Soen's birthplace is not easily accessible unless you have a car.

His birthplace house is a replica in Yuyadani, Ujitawara. Open only on Sat. and Sun.

Nagatani Soen's birthplace home (replica).

Inside Nagatani Soen's birthplace home (replica). There's a video explaining the process.

Hoiro, a hot drying plate for kneading tea buds to make sencha. It produced excellent color, aroma, and taste of sencha tea. He taught his technique to anybody who flocked to his home. It spread nationwide and his basic technique is still in wide use today.